Behind me at 116 street and park avenue here in the east Harlem and government and the fire department says two. Five story buildings have collapsed and human occupancy because of the smoke -- and it's dissipated recently from a black now down to a -- brain had indicated. Indicates that firefighters are -- those flames under control but this scene is very much active there aren't as many as 168. Firefighters on scene a number of other -- emergency responders here. And what's been happening over the last several minutes. Beginning -- -- injuries there are about a dozen injuries some minor some not so minor but it won't be able to get a full handle. Until -- to make sure that. Myers now. Park avenues right where elevated train tracks run through east Harlem and so metro north commuter rail service from New York's northern suburbs of Connecticut has been called off for a while the train tracks -- entirely engulfed in smoke now the smoke has dissipated -- -- it's it's it's of the tracks are not covered. But as a precaution metro north has canceled service at the Grand Central Terminal. In the meantime firefighters on extended -- had been putting water on that scene. -- five story buildings have collapsed and those residential buildings one -- -- have answers and they are good. Entirely collapsed in the first.

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